In a message dated 11/16/00 2:00:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,
jamespound@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<<  I have front and rear heaters - but they're murder on
 gas.
  >>

huh??    LOL  that was funny ...  ;<)
anyway, low heat output can possibly be attributed to a faulty thermostat,
causing the vehicle to run too cold (you can see this on your temp gauge)..
but you have to remember, the vanagon is a big van, it takes longer to heat
up than a little jetta or other small car..
chris